An organization is group intentionally organized to accomplish an overall, common goal or set of goals. An organization is also an integrated social system, often divided into smaller units, teams, or departments, that has various inputs or resources (such as raw materials, money, technology and people).

Organizational Development is defined as a "system-wide process of applying behavioral science knowledge to the planned change and development of the strategies, design components and processes that enable organizations to be effective." (Cummings, 2004, p.25)